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The Aspen Institute has informed Alamo Colleges District - San Antonio College, Palo Alto College and Northwest Vista College that they have advanced to the next round of competition for the prestigious $1 million Aspen Prize.

Three Colleges Set Interviews for Aspen Prize

By: Kay HendricksMonday, January 29, 2018

The Aspen Institute has informed Alamo Colleges District - San Antonio College, Palo Alto College and Northwest Vista College that they have advanced to the next round of competition for the prestigious $1 million Aspen Prize.

All three colleges will be granted a one-hour interview which will take place between Feb. 1 and March 8. The interview, along with the application itself, will help determine the 10 finalist colleges to be announced this summer.

In October 2017, the three colleges were named to the list of 150 community colleges in the U.S. eligible to compete for the 2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance in America’s community colleges.

Initially selected out of a pool of nearly 1,000 public two-year colleges, SAC, PAC and NVC were one of only 15 Texas colleges to be nominated.

Awarded every two years since 2011, the Aspen Prize recognizes institutions with outstanding achievements in four areas: learning; certificate and degree completion; employment and earnings; and high levels of access and success for minority and low-income students.

The top ten finalists will be named in May 2018. A distinguished Prize Jury will select a grand prize winner, finalist(s) with distinction, and rising star(s) in spring 2019.

For more information about the Aspen Institute, visit www.aspeninstitute.org.

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The Aspen Institute has informed Alamo Colleges District - San Antonio College, Palo Alto College and Northwest Vista College that they have advanced to the next round of competition for the prestigious $1 million Aspen Prize.
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